'Specular' definitions:

Definition of 'specular'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Capable of reflecting light like a mirror; "mirrorlike surface of the lake"; "a specular metal" [syn: mirrorlike, specular]

Definition of 'Specular'

From: GCIDE
  • Specular \Spec"u*lar\, a. [L. specularis (cf., from the same root, specula a lookout, watchtower): cf. F. sp['e]culaire. See Speculum.]
  • 1. Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface; as, a specular metal; a specular surface. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to a speculum; conducted with the aid of a speculum; as, a specular examination. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Assisting sight, as a lens or the like. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Thy specular orb Apply to well-dissected kernels; lo! In each observe the slender threads Of first-beginning trees. --J. Philips. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Affording view. [R.] "Look once more, ere we leave this specular mount." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Specular iron. (Min.) See Hematite. [1913 Webster]

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